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Society & culture: general

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932885289
ISBN
9780932885289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.67

Paperback. Illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song; explores uses made of the term 'myth' within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415442848
ISBN
9780415442848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. A brief, accessible introduction to the role of myth historically and in popular culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817354374
ISBN
9780817354374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Apex Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891843198
ISBN
9781891843198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063489
ISBN
9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.34

Hardback. Examines contact stories from indigenous and newcomer populations from New Zealand and throughout North America. Focusing on misunderstandings embedded in the stories of "first contacts" and these narratives' contemporary relevance, production, and performance, this book introduces different tools for understanding the genre. Editor(s): Lutz, John Sutton. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812627
ISBN
9780774812627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.69

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB; HPCB; HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646350
ISBN
9780691646350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.20

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299175
ISBN
9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 528 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
New ed of 2 Revised ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299199
ISBN
9780942299199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120742109
ISBN
9788120742109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571746450
ISBN
9781571746450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594515873
ISBN
9781594515873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.95

paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789051704631
ISBN
9789051704631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

hardcover. This book reports the results of the first systematic nationwide survey in China of the attitudes that ordinary Chinese citizens have toward increased inequalities generated by the market reform program launched in 1978. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769419
ISBN
9780804769419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.68

Paperback. Offers re-readings of key classic and contemporary Westerns. This title re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio cultural, historical and political dimensions. It also features the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: APF; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402828
ISBN
9781474402828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explores different approaches to myth from several disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. In this new edition, Robert Segal considers both the future study of myth as well as the impact of areas such as cognitive science and the latest approaches to narrative theory. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198724704
ISBN
9780198724704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. A collection of essays about mythical trickster figures, ranging from the Coyote of America to African, Japanese, Greek and Christian figures, plus examples found in contemporary American fiction and drama. The work examines how cultural values are challenged and enforced by these comic creations. Editor(s): Hynes, William J.; Doty, William G. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817308575
ISBN
9780817308575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.04

Paperback. Presenting major myth theorists from antiquity to the present, this work offers a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of myth. Rewritten and restructured, it reflects the increased interest in myth among both scholars and general readers since the publication of the first edition. Num Pages: 552 pages, index, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817310066
ISBN
9780817310066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.04

paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316223331
ISBN
9780316223331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Hardcover. Like Charon navigating the River of Wailing, Mythology 101 will guide you through the most glorious (and completely terrifying) tales the ancient world has to offer. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440573323
ISBN
9781440573323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

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